IBM Product

IBM PowerVM

IBM PowerVM is an IBM product filed under Server Virtualization Software. Lifecycle: versioned, 8 versions listed, latest 4.1.x (10 Nov 2023).

Releases and Lifecycle

Release and support dates as published by IBM; dates within the next 12 months are highlighted, past dates dimmed. Retrieved 2026-10-14.

IBM PowerVM 8 versions

Version	Released	End of sale	End of standard support	End of extended support	Source
4.1.xStandard (IBM policy code S)	10 Nov 2023	–	–	–	[1]
4.1.0Standard (IBM policy code S)	10 Nov 2023	–	–	–	[1]
3.1.x (PowerVM Standard Edition)Standard (IBM policy code S)	9 Nov 2018	10 Oct 2023	30 Apr 2026	30 Apr 2028	[1]
3.1.x (PowerVM Enterprise Edition; PowerVM for Linux)Standard (IBM policy code S)	9 Nov 2018	10 Jan 2025	30 Apr 2026	30 Apr 2028	[1]
2.2.2Standard (IBM policy code S)	26 Jul 2013	–	30 Sep 2015	30 Sep 2017	[1]
2.2.x (PowerVM for IBM PowerLinux)Standard (IBM policy code S)	27 Apr 2012	–	30 Sep 2020	30 Sep 2022	[1]
2.2.x (PowerVM Express Edition)Standard (IBM policy code S)	10 Sep 2010	–	30 Sep 2015	30 Sep 2017	[1]
2.1.xStandard (IBM policy code S)	8 Feb 2008	10 Sep 2010	30 Sep 2012	30 Sep 2014	[1]

Standard. IBM provides defect and non-defect support for at least three years from general availability, with optional support extensions of at least two further years for an extra charge. [6]

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